Cotton baling machinery



June 9', 1931. A. s. MAcKENzIE -1,809,520

COTTON BALING MACHINERY Filed Sept. 30, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet l u June 9,1931. A. s. MAKENz|E 1,809,520

COTTON BALING MACHINERY Filed Sept. 30, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 f 5.Macke/727e.,

June`9, 1931. A. s. McKENzlE 1,809,520

coTToN BALING MACHINERY Filed sept. 3o, 1925 5 sheets-sheet s June 9,.I1931.l

A.`S. MACKENZIE COTTON BALING MACHINERY 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Sept. 30,1925 June 9, 1931.

A. s. MACKENZIE coTToN BALING MAHINERY Filed sept. 3o, 1925 5Sheets-sheet 5 Patented June 9, 1931 narra stares Partnr Fries xALEXANDER S. MACKENZIE, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSEGNOR T O CLAYTON GrN COM-PIRESS COMPANY, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, A CORPORATION OF TEXAS COTTON BALINGMACHINERY v VApplication filed September 30, 1925. Serial No. 59,566.

This invention relates broadly, to winding and unwinding devices, andmore particularly to bat accumulatore for use in con nection withthefbaling of cotton.

An important object of the invention is to provide an improved bataccumulator, rom which the rolled batmay be removed directly -from theaccumulator in bulk, without stopping the condenser and bale former andwithout the necessity of running the bat back into the usual baleformer. Heretofore it has been found necessary, when it is desired toremove the remnant bat from the accumulator, to stop the bale former andcondenser in order to run the accumulated bat back into the bale former,which necessitates a loss of time in the baling operations, and it istherefore the primary object of this invention to eliminate this loss oftime. Y

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of anaccumulator of the above description with which it is also possible,when it is desired to remove the remnant bat from theV accumulator, torun this accumulated bat back into the bale former', separtely orv alongwith the bat coming -from the condenser.

A still further important object of the invention resides in theprovision of an acculmulator of the above description which can beoperated so that a remnant bale may be placed in the lower part of theaccumulator and unwound to feed the bat into the bale former' withoutexerting any breaking strains on the tenuous iibrousmaterial.

A still further object of the invention is to associate this improvedaccumulator with a bale former and condenser in such a manner that theaccumulator can bev driven from theV condenser mechanism in eitherdirection to wind or unwind the bat in the accumulator. This arrangementalso makes it possible to associate with this combination a bat guideVand control mechanism, which when arranged in one position causes thedelivery of the bat to the accumulator and causes taking-up action ofthe accumulator, and when moved into another' position causes both theguide and accumulator to feed the bat to the bale former.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a specialaccumulator having a baling chamber which is capable of winding materialwithout a core, in order that the wound material may be removed in bulkor in the form of a bale.

Other objects and advantages of the invention. will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

Referring` now to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustrationis shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, and n wherein likenumerals. are employed to designate like parts throughout the severalviews,

Figure l is a side elevation of the mechanism with the parts in positionto feed the cotton bat to the bale former, the lower section of theimproved accumulator being lowered and in position to permit ofunwinrding a remnant bale to feed the bat therefrom into the baleformer, l

Figure 2 is a front elevation of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the opposite side of the mechanism,showing the accumulator closed and in a position to .either wind orunwind. the cotton bat,

Figure 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the side of the mechanismshown in Figure l with the parts in position to cause the bat from thecondenser to be fed into the accumulator,

Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line 5 5 of Figure 4l, lookingin the direction of the arrows,

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of Figure t,

Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the latch mechanism forholding the accumulator sections in closed position, and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan of the upper end of the operating lever.

Referring more particularly now to the dra-wings, the numeral 10designates the usual form of round bale former or press, such as isdisclosed in Patent No. 1,257,793, granted to Brown, on February 26,1913. It is not beleived that a detailed description of this type ofbale former or press is necessary as the invention does not reside intie construction thereof. Sufilce it to say that this type of pressusually includes a hinged roll carrying section which may be opened toremove the formed bale therefrom.

A condenser mechanism indicated in general by the numeral 11 issupported in elevated position by means of vertical upright channelirons 12 and cross beams 13 and 14, the latter extending beyond t ieuprights 12 to rest upon and to be secured to the top of the bale formeror press 10. As is customary, condenser or bat forming rolls 15 aremounted within the condenser housing directly above a lint slide orchute 16 which is inclined downwardly and toward the throat of the baleformer 10 in the usual manner. This lint slide is provided with sides toform a. trough and to prevent displacement of any of the bat going downthe same. A section 'of the bottom or floor of this slide 16, adjacentthe bale former is formed into a hat chute 17 by connecting the upperedge of the bat chute to a shaft 13 journaled transversely of the lintslide 16. To one end of this shaft 18, beyond the side of the lintslide, is secured a lever 19 having at its free end an outwardlyextending projection or pin 2O for a purpose which will be presentlydescribed.

A power shaft 21 is journaled in bearings on the side beams 13 to extendtransversely of the condenser and. on one end of this shaft, as shown inFigure 3, is keyed a bevel gear 22 adapted to mesh with a correspondinggear 23 fixed to a counter shaft 24 journaled on the condenser frame andderiving power from a pulley wheel 25. rlhe other end of the power shaft21 has fixed thereto a gear 26 which is adapted to mesh with an idler 27mounted on the side of the condenser frame, as shown.

A power transmitting shaft 2S is journaled transversely through the sidebeams 13 and to the end of this shaft on the same side of the machine asthe idler 27 is secured a gear 29. Pivotally mounted on this same end ofthe shaft 28 is an elongated operating lever 30, the fulcrum end ofwhich is provided with an axle to rotatably mount a rumbler gear 31which is adapted to mesh with either the gear 27 or gear 26, dependingupon the position of lever 30. ln order to form a connection between thelevers 19 and 30, a hook or latch 32 is pivotally connected to the lever30, as at 33, and the other end of this latch is provided with anotchadapted to engage with the pin 20 of lever 19 so that upon downwardmovement of lever 30 the lever 19 and lint chute 17 will fall by gravityin the same plane with the bottom of the lint slide 16 so that thecotton bat from the condenser will be directed to the bale former.

rThe other end of shaft 28 on the other side of the machine as shown inFigure 3 has connected thereto a sprocket 33 with which is engaged asprocket chain 34 which also passes around a sprocket 35. The upper runthe sprocket chain 34 passes beneath an ller 36, as clearly shown inFigure 3.

This sprocket 35 is keyed to one end of a shaft 37 journaled in bearingsmounted on top of the beam extensions 14 which are attached to the topof the bale former. This shaft 37 is provided with a plurality,preferably three, of smaller sprockets 33 adapted to drive the chains 39of the endless apron 4() which is provided with spaced transverse slats41, as best seen in Figures 1 and 2.

nity improved accumulator which permits of the removal of the bat inbulk therefrom, w ien desired, is lcsignated in its entire-ty by thenumeral 42 and consists essentially of a baling chamber 43, which iscomposed of a pair of sections 44 and 45.

The lower section 45 of the accumulator is essentially the same as theremnant bale device disclosed in my United States Letters Patent No.1,723,245, granted August 6, 1929, and consists of a. frame havingspaced parallel side bars 46. rlhe inner or upper ends of these sidebars are pivotally mounted upon the shaft 37 outside of the smallsprockets 3S which carry the apron chains. The outer ends of these sidebars have fastened thereto large angularly disposed side members orplates 47 which are connected at their outer ends and are retained inspaced relation by a transverse rod 43 passing` therethrough.

Journaled in the plates 47 to extend transversely of this accumulatorsection is a shaft 43 disposed substantially at the juncture of the sidepla-tes 47 with the side bars 46, and upon this shaft are mounted anumber of sprockets 49 corresponding to the number of sprockets 33.Arounf these sprockets 49 are trained endless chains 39 forming a partof the endless apron 40, and it will be observed in Figure 5 that theupper marginal edges of the side beams 46 are provided with inwardlyextending flanges 50, upon which ride the ends of the slats composingthe apron. Likewise, the relative upper marginal edges of the sideplates 47 are provided with outwardly extending flanges 51 for a purposewhich will be later described.

Keyed to he extended end of the shaft 43 is a gear 52 adapted to meshwith an idler 53 which in turn drive-s a gear 54 mounted on the end of aroll shaft 55 journaled transversely through the side plates 47. Uponthis shaft, between the side plates, is secured a 7 section 45.

baling roll 56, and a similar roll 57 is keyed to a shaft 58 alsojournaled in the side plates 47 and which has connected to its extendedenc a gear 59 which is driven from 'gear 54 by means of an idler 60.From this arrangement, it will be apparent that rotation of the balingrolls 56 and 57 is effected by the movement of the endless apron andidler gears and lt will also be apparent that this vlower section of theaccumulator is capable of vertical swinging movement about the shaft 87as an axis. W hen this lower section is moved downwardly its weight iscounterbalanced by means of cables 6l being attached thereto and guidedover sheave wheels 62 and having weights 68 attached thereto.

ln order to support this lower accumulator sect-ion 45 in its lowermostposition and inclined with'respect to the bale former, a pair of feet orlegs v64 are hingedly connected, as at 65, to the frame and are retainedin inoperative position, as shown in Figure 4, by means of the hooks 66.Vhen, however, the use of the legs is desired for the support of thelower section of the accumulator, the -hooks 66 are unfastened and thelegs per mitted to swing by gravity until rthey come into engagementwith the floor.

The upper section 44 of the accumulator is, in the present instance,disclosed as being stationary and supported in elevated position uponthe condenser frame by means of channel irons 67 and 68 being boltedthereto and tothe accumulator section as shown. This upper accumulatorsection likewise consists of a pair of spaced side plates 69 which formthe sides of the baling chamber 48 heretofore referred to. The loweredges of these two plates conform to vthe configuration of the .upperedges of the lower accumulator section and are provided with outwardlyextending marginal flanges 7 O adapted to fit against the flanges and 51of the lower accumulator These twoside plates 69 of the upper sectionare supported principally by a pair of spaced parallel sidebeams 7lwhich are bolted to the uprights l2 of the condenser frame. When the twoaccumulator sections are in closed position, it will be seenfrom Figure5 that these beams 7l form sides of a trough, the bottom of which isconstituted by the endless apron 40. il plurality of transverse rollshafts 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 and 77 are journaled transversely inthe sideplates 69 of theupper accumulator section, and each of these shaftsbetween the side plates have secured thereto a balin g roll 78. lt willbe noted that these shafts are arranged in substantially an arc of acircle, ant together with the baling rolls 56 and 57, .formsubstantially a circular baling chamber. One end of the shaft 72 isprovided with a gear 79 which meshes with an 'dler 8O mounted upon theside plate 69 and adapted to mesh with theigear 59 of ,portion 91,mounted the lower accumulator section. The other end of this shaft 7 2is provided with a sprocket 81 and likewise corresponding ends of theshafts 72, 7 3, 74, 75 and 76 are each equipped with a sprocket wheeladapted to have trained thereover a sprocket chain 82 whereby all of thebaling rolls mounted on the shafts are rotated in the same direction.rThis sprocket chain 82 passes over an idler sprocket 88 mounted on theoutside of one of the side plates 69, as shown clearly in Figure 3.

rl`he end of the shaft 7 6, opposite the sprocket thereon, has connectedthereto a gear 84 which is adapted to mesh with a corresponding gear85keyed to the end of shaft 77 so that this shaft is rotated in theopposite direction from the shafts carrying the baling rolls 78. Uponthis shaft 77, between the side plates 69 of the upper accumulatorsection, is mounted a feeding roll 86 which is arranged just slightlyabove the endless apron 40 when the accumulator sections are closed sothat it will assist in feeding the bat coming up the apron into theaccumulator baling chamber.

ln order to retain the lower accumulator section 45 in elevatedpositionA and closed, with respect to t ie upper section'44, the latteris provided with a transverse shaft 87 which is journaled in the extremeouter ends of the plates 69 and l is provided adjacent each side of alieupper section with an eccentric 88. The lower portion of each eccentricris provided with an outwardly extending pn 89, as clearly shown in thedetailed view of Figure 7. A lepending hook 90 isprovided with alaterally' extending sleeve 91, halfof which, as shown at 92, isvremoved to form a pair of diametrically arranged stop shoulders, asshown. `lilachhook 90 has its sleeve upon its respective eccentric 88 sothat the pin 89 is arranged witlu in the cut away portion 92 of thesleeve. rThe lower ends of these hooks are adapted to enunder the rod 48carried by the lower accumulator section to retain the same' in en'wgagement with the upper accumulator section.

ln order to actuate the hooks 90 and to release them from or engage themwith the rod 48, the shaft 87, at one end, is provided with a sheaveWheel 93, over which is trained an endless operating chain or cable94.'xWhen the accumulator sections are closed, as in Figure 4, and it isdesired to release and lower the accumulator section 45, the chain 94 isactuated to turn the shaft 87 so that the eccentrics 88 will rotate tofirst lower the hooks Y 90 after which the pins 89 will haveV engagedthe shoulders of the sleeve to cause the hooks to move outwardly fromthe rod 48. As soon as the hooks have been released, the loweraccumulator section 45 `may descend, the weight thereof beingcounter-balanced by the weights 68. After the lower accumulator section45 has been elevated to a point to close the accumulator,the chain 94 isactuated to cause the hooks 90 to first move inwardly beneath the rod 48and then upwardly to engage under the same to lift and securely hold thelower section in an elevated position.

In order to cause the two sections of the accumulator to close upon onanother properly, the upper section thereof has bolted to opposite sidesthereof, downwardly projecting guide plates 95 which extend beyond thelower edge of the upper section and are slightly curved outwardly attheir ends so as to engage with the sides of the lower secion to guideit properly into engagement with the upper section. These guideI platesalso serve to steady the lower section of the accumulator when it is inclosed position since they act to prevent any tendency toward lateralmovement thereof, during the operation of the accumulator.

The operation of the mechanism is as follows:

Assuming that it is desired to bale cotton in the bale former 10, andthe parts are in the positions shown in Figure 4, with the ginningmachinery and condenser rolls in constant operation feeding the cottonbat downwardly to the lint slide 16', the lint chute 17 is arranged inits lowermost position and in the same plane with the bottom of the lintslide so that the cotton bat is fed directly into the bale former 10 inthe customary manner. In this position of the bat chute 17, theoperating lever 30 will be in its lower position to engage the rumblergear 31 with the power gear 26 which, through the intermediacy of thesprocket chain 34, will drive the apron 40 of the conveyor so that theupper run thereof will move toward the bale former 10. After the bale ofcotton in the bale former 10 has been wound and the bagging or wrapperhas been placed thereon, the operating lever 30 is raised so as to causethe hook 32 to engage the pin 20 of lever 19 and raise the bat chute 17to a position shown in full lines in Figure 4 so that the cotton batcoming down the lint slide will be directed by the bat chute on to theapron 40 of the accumulator instead of into the bale former. Vhile thecompletedbale is being removed from the bale former in the customarymanner and the former is being made ready to form another bale, thecotton bat is fed by the apron 40 into the chamber of the accumulatorand is wound into a roll by means of 'he baling rolls mounted upon thetwo sections of the accumulator. It will be observed that during thisphase of the operation of the machinery the parts are moving in thedirection of the arrows in Figure 4, it being observed that lthedirection of rotation of the roll 86 of the upper accumulator section isopposite to that of the baling rolls of the accumulator so as tocooperate with the apron 40 in feeding the cotton bat into the gear 31is moved out bailing chamber of the accumulator. It is, of course,appreciated that during this operation the ginning and condensermechanisms are continuously operating so that it is unnecessary to stopthe machinery while the completed bale is being removed from the baleformer or in case it is desired to remove the remnant bale from theaccumulator.

When the bale former 10 is again ready to receive the cotton batv toform a new bale, and should it be desired to return the accumulatedcotton in the accumulator back into the bale former together with` thecotton bat coming from the condenser rolls, the operating lever 30 ismoved downwardly to lower the hook 32 and bat chute 17, andsimultaneously with such action, the rumbler of engagement with the gear27 and into engagement with gear 26, which causes the apron 40 of theaccumulator to feed into the bale former and the movement of theaccumulator baling rolls in directions opposite to the arrows in Figure4 so that the accumulated roll of bat in the accumulator is unwound andfed into the bale former together with the bat coming from the condenserrolls 15. Due to the fact that the accumulated roll of bat is positivelyunwound and the bat therefrom positively fed by the apron 40, it will beappreciated that no breaking strains are exerted upon the bat as it isbeing fed into the bale former.

Assuming the parts to be in the positions illustrated in Figure 4, witha remnant bale wound in the accumulator chamber, and it is desired toremove this remnant bale in bale form therefrom, wit-hout interruptingthe baling operation of the bale former and the gin; Vthe cotton batgoing to the accumulator can be severed in any suitable manner, afterwhich the hook 32 is swung on its pivot 33 t-o cause disengagement withthe pin 2() of lever 19, thereby permitting the bat chute to dropwithout reversing the movement of the apron 40 of the accumulatorwhere-by the cotton bat coming from the condenser will then be fedkdirectly into the bale former. If desired, a piece of bagging or wrappercan be wound around the remnant bale in the accumulator by introducingthe bagging between the baling rolls of the lower accumulator section,and due to the fact that all of the bailing rolls are rotating in thedirection of the arrows in Figure 4, it will be seen that the baggingwill be wrapped around the remnant bale. While the baling is beingperformed in the bale former 10, the remnant bale in the accumulator canbe removed from the mechanism by simply actuating chain 94 to disengagethe latches 90 Afrom the rod 48 in the manner heretofore cX- plained7 atwhich time the lower accumulator section will move slowly downward bygravity, itbeing recalled that the counter balance weight 63 willprevent rapid descent of this section. As thev lower section approachesthe floor, the` hooks 66 will be disengaged from the feet 64, permittingthem to swing to vertical positions to vengage with the floor andsupportlower section in 1li position shown Figure 1. During the desifentof the lower accumulator section the remnant bale is supported upon thebaling roll 57 and outer end of the apron 40, and after this section hasreached loverniost position, the remnant bale can be removed ane stored.

`W hen the lower accumulator section is in the position shown Figure 1.it maybe found doeii-fable to take a remnant bale from storage and placeit in this section to feed .it into the bale former 10 to be run into acoinplete bale. This condition may arise when the bale former is alreadyoperating to form a bale with the bat coming from the condenser or itmay happen when the bale former is empty. ln either event, however, theop-` erating lever is moved downwardly to the position shown in Figure 1to cause the rumbler gear 31 to engage with gear 26so that the apron ofthe accumulator section 45 will move in the direction of the arrow shownin Figure 1. rlhis movement of the apron will cause the two baling rolls57 and 58` of the lower section to move in a clockwise direction tounwind the remnant bale supported upon the baling rolls and 'the outerend ofv the apron 40 in the same manner referred to`in my abovementioned application. As the bat is unwound from the remnant bale, itis positively fed upwardly of the inclined apron and into the throat ofthe bale former 10.

Should it be desired to close the two accumulator sections 44 and 45,the supporting feet 64 are folded up into the closed position andlatched by the hooks 66 and the lower section elevated until the flangedenges thereon abut those on the stationary elevated se'ction 44, afterwhich the chain 94 is pulled in the direction to cause the hooks 90 toengage the rod 4S to lock the movable lower section 45 of theaccumulator to closed position. During this time, the operating lever 30may be shifted to a position so that the rumbler gear 31 thereof will bedisengaged from both gears 26 and 27 so that lthe apron 4G and balingrolls of the accumulator are lthrown out of operation. Upon moving thelever 30 upwardly to shift the rumbler .gear 31 into engagement with thegear 27, the hook 32 will slidel over the pin 2O of lever 19 until thenotch comes into engagement with this pin and moves the lever 19upwardly` to-4 gether with the bat chute 17 to the dotted line positionshown in Figure 4. lf there is no remnant bale in the accumulatori, theapron 40 thereof may be permitted to move in the directionof the arrows,as shown in Figure 4, while the operatiw lever may be swung downwardlyupon its fulcrum 28 to cause the bat chute to be lowered and the rumblergear 31 to be engaged with the gear 26 so "that the apron 40 will movein the opposite direction to that shown by the arrow in Figure 4 and thecotton bat from the condenser will be directed yinto the bale former.lWhen there is a remnant bale in the accumulator and the parts are inthe position'shown in Figure 4, and it is desirable to maintain theremnant bale in the. accumulator while hat is being fed into the baleformer l() from condenser rolls, the hook 32 may beswung upon its pivot33 to permit'the bat chute 17 to drop to its lowermost position fordirecing Ythe bat from the condenser rolls directly into the baleformer.

lVith this improved form of accumulator, by which the accumulated cottonis wound into a roll or bale without a core, it will be apparent that atany time desired the remnant bale in the accumulator may be `removedtherefrom in the manner heretofore specified, without running the batback into the bale former 10 and without interrupting in any way theoperations of the condenser mechanism and bale former. lt will also beclear that remnant bales in storage can be rapidly placed in theaccumulator and fed into the bale former which is not possible with thepresent known machinery. y

'While have shown a particular con- .struction to illustratetheapparatus for ac oomplishing the results mentioned, it will `beunderstood that variations which are simply equivalent mechanicaleXpedients may be made without departing from the range or scope of myinvention. i

l claim:

l. An accumulator for bale formers comi ment to a positon to operateindependently of the other for unwinding cotton bat.

2. in accumulator for bale formers consisting of a pair of sectionsforming` a baling chamber, one section thereof including an endlessconveyor operable in either direction and a baleV support and beingmovable to a position to either cooperate with 'the other section or toa position to operate independently thereof to either wind or unwindmaterial. f i

3. in accumulator for bale formers comprising av-baling ychamberconsisting of stationary and movable sections, said movable sectionhaving means for rotating a bale while independently retaining it on afixed and being operable either conjointly with or independently of thestationary section.

4 An accumulator for arising a sectional billing bale formers comchamberincluding a movable section, said movable section including an endlessapron and a baling roll arranged to form a bale support therebetween,and the other section including baling rolls adapted to co-operate Withthe roll of the movable section.

5. An accumulator for bale formers comprising a stationary sectionarranged in an elevated position and having' baling rolls, a movablesection having a baling roll and an endless conveyor arranged to forni abale support therebetween and adapted to be pivotally mounted to bemoved to an open position to Voperate independently of saidstationarysection to empty the accumulator and to a closed yposition toco-operate With the stationary section.

6. An accumulator for bale formers coniprising a. pair of sectionsforming a baling chamber, one of said sections having baling rolls, afeeding roll mounted in said section, thc other section of saidaccumulator having an endless apron adapted to co-operate with saidfeeding roll to .feed bat to or from the accumulator.

7. Anv accuinulatoi1 for bale formeis comprising a sectional balingchamber, one section 'thereof being movable to open and closedpositions, a pair of spaced supports support'- ing the other section, anendless apron carried by said movable section, and said pair of spacedsupports co-operating With the endless apron when the sections areclosed to form `sides for the endless apron.

8.-The combination with a continuously operating power device, baleformer, an accumulator therefor including an endless conveyor and amember arranged to forni a bale former and support therebetween fromwhich a bale can be bodilyremoved any time, said endless conveyorderiving` power from the .power device, a bat guide adapted to deliverthe bat to the bale former in one position or, alernately, to theendless conveyor, and means for controlling tlie direction of travel ofthe conveyor, which, when moved into one position causes the delivery oftie bat to the accumulator and causes taking up action of theaccumulator, and .when moved toanothcr position, causes both the batguide and conveyor to feed to the bale former.

9. In a device of the class described, 'the combination with a batformer, an accumulator having movable means to Wind or unwind bat,povrer means for operating the accumulator, a lint slide, a bat chutemovable to direct bat to the accumulator or to the bat former, a leverco-operating with the power device to reverse the direction of thevmovable accumulator means, a. hook pivotally connected to said'levei, asecond lever for operating the bat chiite .and having a pin projectingtherefrom and adapted to be releasably engaged by said hook revardlessof the position of said first mentioned lever.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination With a batformer, an accumulator having moving parts, a lint slide, a bat chuteniovably associated therewith for directing bat to either theaccumulator or bale former, power mechanism for the movable parts of theaccumulator and including a pair of meshing gears, a reversing mecha`nism for the accumulator comprising a lever having a gear engageableWith either of said .first mentioned driving or power gears, means fortransmitting movement from said lever gear to the movable parts of theaccumulator, and means connecting' said lever with said bat chute toshift the latter When the moving parts of the accumulator are reversed.

ll. J@in accumulator comprising a stationary section having a pluralityof baling rolls forming part of a baling chamber, drive means for saidrolls, a movable section having driving means adapted to actuate thedrive means of the stationary section when the movable section is movedinto cooperative relation with the stationary section, and said movablesection being adapted to be moved away from said stationary section torender the drive means for the rolls of the stationary section inactiveand to discharge or receive remnant bales.

l2. An accumulator comprising a stationary .section having a pluralityof baling rolls forming part of a baling chamber, a feed roller carriedby said stationary section, a movable section having an endless conveyoradapted to cooperate with said feed roller when the tivo sectionscooperate to forni a baling chamber, means carried by said movablesection for driving the said roller, and said movable section beingadapted to be movedY away from said stationary section to render saidfeed roller inoperative and to discharge or to receive remnant bales. l

13. An accumulator comprising a stationary section having a plurality ofbaling rolls and a feeding roll, ainovab'le section having endlessconveyor adapted to cooperate With said feeding roll When the tivosections are arranged in cooperative relation, and said movable sectionhavingl means for driving the baling rolls and the feeding roll whensaid sections cooperate, and said movable section being adapted to bemoved avvay from the stationary section .to render said baling rolls andfeed roll inoperative and to discharge ,or to receive remnant bales.

lll. An accumulator coinprisinga stationary section having baling rolls,a movable section including an endless conveyor adapted rto be pivotallyconnected adjacent the throat of a bale former and adapted to be movedeither to upwardly inclined relation to said former 'or to a. positionto cooperate `with said stationary section, and said movable sectionhaving means to cooperate with said stationary section to form a1calling chamber and cooperating with said endless conveyor to form abale support when said movable section is disposed in said inclinedrelation.

15. An accumulatorcomprising a stationary section having baling rolls, amovable section includingY an endless conveyor and a roll support abovethe plane of rthe conveyor, said Yconveyor adapted to be pivotallyconnect-ed adjacent the throat oi a 'bale former and adapted to be movedeither to upwardly inclined relation to said former or to a position tocooperate with said stationary section, and said iiovable section havingmeans to cooperate with said stationary section to form a` balingchamber and cooperatingv with said endless conveyor to forma balesupport when the movable section is disposed in said inclined relation.I

16. The combination with a bale former, a

bat forming mechanism, an accumulator' adapted to be operatedcontinuously by said bat forming mechanism, a bat slide movable todirect the bat to either said former orsaid accumulator, a reversing`mechanism 'for re'- versing,` the movement ot the accumulator, and meansconnectingT said reversing mechanism and said bat slidey whereby thelatter may be operated independently of or conjointly with saidreversing mechanism.

17. The combination with a bale former, a bat forming mechanism, anaccumulator adapted to be operated continuously by said bat tormiiigmechanism, a bat slidemovable Yto direct the bat to eithersaid former orsaid accumulator, crank .for .operating said slide, a .reversingmechanism ior reversing the movement of they accumulator and includingan operating lever, anda hook detachably engaged with said crank wherebythe bat slide may be operated independently ,ot or conjointly withsaidreversing mechanism.l

18. An accumulator for bale foriners comprising relatively movablesections, one section having a latch andthe other a keeper,

and means for unlocking said latch from' said keeper and for 'turningsaid latch to diseni either wind or unwind material.

gageit from said keeper.

19. prising said sections having a keeper, tion having an eccentric, a

relativelyinovable sections, one of said other secwith the latch to turnit after the eccentric has moved said latch.

20. An accumulatorfor bale iformers com-..

drive means for said rolls,`afmovable .section adapted to cooperate withsaid stationary section to form a baling chamber, said section havingdrive means adapted to lbe en# gaged with the drive means of thestationary'4 An accumulator for bale formerscomlatch mounted upon saideccentric, and means cooperating movable v ently oit the other sectionto either wind or` o unwind the material.

, 22. An accumulator for bale formers comprising a pair of relativelymovable sections formingl a baling` chamber,inter-dependent helinginstrumentalities carried by said sections, means for reversing thedirection of movement oit oneot said sections beingarranged to support awound mass oi,materialindependently of the other section, said sec-tionswhen arranged incooperative relation causing the iiiterengagement ofsaid baling` instrumentalities to either: wind or unwind material, andone of said sections being` capable of movement to disengage saidbalinginstruinentalities and to operate independently of the other, section'toeither wind or unwind the material.

f 23. Anaccumulator for bale ormers com-V prising a pair of relativelymovable sections each having independent rolls cooperating.'

wnen the sections are arranged vin cooperative relation to `form aclosed baling);y chainber, drive means 'for the rolls of one section torotate the rolls in either direction, power transmission elementscarried by the two sections and adapted to engaged vwhen .the sectionsare,in cooperative relation wherebypower from one section'istransinitted to the-rolls ot theother section, one' oi said sectionsbeing; movable tol disengage said power transmission velements tooperate independently` oi" theothei' section to 24. An accumulator orbale iormers coin- `prising a pair of relatively*movable sectionschamberwhen the sections are arranged in cooperative relation to eitherwind or unwind material, power transmission means Jfor the rolls'o'l`each section, means for driving the rolls of rone oi said sections iiieither direction, the power transmission means ot the rolls of onesection serving to drive the means of the rolls of power transmissionthe other section 'when vsaid sections are in said relationship, and oneof said sections being movable to disconnect the powertransmissionnieanso" the rolls oi the two sections said balinginstrumentalities,

and

to render the rolls of one section inoperative while ma.in"aining 'therolls of the movable section operative to either wind or unwind materialindependently oi the other section.

25. An accumulator itor bale formers comprising a stationary sectionhaving baling rolls, a pivotally mounted section movable relatively tosaid stationary section and having a winding and unwindinginstrumentality associated therewith to cooperate with the rolls of thestationary section for either winding or unwinding material when thesections are arranged in cooperative` relation, and said pivoted sectionbeing capable of movement away from said stationary section to aposition to operate independently of the stationary section to eitherwind or unwind material.

26. An accumulator for bale formers comprising a stationary section, amovable section adapted to lnove toward said stationary section intocooperative relation therewith and away from the same and having meansto independently support and wind or unwind material, said sections whenarranged in cooperative relation being adapted to cooperate to eitherwind or unwind material, and said movable section being capable ofmovement away from the stationary section to opera-te independently ofthe stationary section to either wind or unwind material.

27. An accumulator for bale formers comprising a baling chamberconsisting of a pair of sections adapted to cooperate to either wind orunwind material, one of said sections being movable and having means forrotating a roll of material while retaining it on a fixed axisindependently of the other section.

28. An accumulator for bale formers comprising an elevated stationarysection, a movable section adapted to move to the floor, said sectionswhen arranged in cooperative relation being adapted to cooperate toeither wind or unwind material, said movable section comprising anelongated frame having an angularly disposed end equipped with rollsupporting means, and an endless conveyor mounted in said movablesection and cooperating with said roll for rotating a roll of materialwhile retaining it on a fixed axis independently of said stationarysection.

29. An accumulator for bale formers comprising an elevated stationarysection having a series of baling rolls arranged in an arc openingdownwardly, a movable section adapted to move to the floor, and saidmovable section having a baling instrumentality arranged so as to form asubstantially round baling chamber with the rolls of the stationarysection when the two sections are arranged in cooperative relationship,and to rotate a roll of material while retaining iton a fixed axisindependently of the stationary section.

30. In a device of the class described, a

tower for a condensing apparatus, an accumulator including a stationaryelevated section, means `for supporting said stationary section fromsaid tower and in elevated position, a series of baling rolls arrangedin an arc in said stationary section and opening downwardly, and saidaccumulator including a movable section having a baling instrumentalityadapted to cooperate with the rolls of said stationary section to eitherwind or unwind material and to operate independently of the rolls of thestationary section to either wind or unwind material.

3l. In a device of the class described, a tower for a condensingapparatus, an accumulator including a stationary elevated section, meansfor supporting said stationary section from said tower and in elevatedposition, a series of baling rolls arranged in an arc in said stationarysection, and opening downwardly, said accumulator including a movablesection comprising a frame pivotally connected at one end to said towerand having an angular extension at its opposite end, a balinginstrumentality carried by said movable section, and adapted to form asubstantially cylindrical baling chamber with the rolls of thestationary section when arranged in cooperative relation to the latter,and said movable section being adapted to swing away from saidstationary section and operate independently thereof to either wind orunwind material.

32. In a deviceof the class described, a tower for a condensingapparatus, an accumulator including a stationary elevated section, meansfor supporting said stationary section from said tower and in elevatedposition, a series of baling rolls arranged in an arc in said stationarysection, and opening downwardly, said accumulator including a movablesection comprising a frame pivotally connected at one end to said towerand having an angular extension at its opposite end, a reversibleendless apron carried by said movable frame, a pair of rolls journalledin the angular portion of said frame, said reversible apron and rolls ofthe movable frame being adapted to cooperate with the rolls of thestationary frame to form a substantially cylindrical baling chamberoperable to either wind or unwind material, and said movable sectionbeing adapted to be swung about its pivot below said stationary section,and being operable independently of the rolls of the stationary sectionto either wind or unwind material.

33. The combination with a baling press, of an accumulator thereforincluding a baling chamber, a reversible endless conveyor for movingmaterial to the accumulator in one direction of movement of the conveyorand from said accumulator to the press in the opposite direction ofmovement of the conveyor.

